Machine for scouring garments, fabrics, &amp;c.



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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDR F. BORNOT, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Scouring Garments, Fabrics, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a machine for scouring or cleansing garments, fabrics, &c., embodying novel features as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 re resents a vertical section of a scouring-mac ine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a top view of aportion thereof. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of an interior member thereof. Fig. 4 represents a transverse section taken through the fastenino' devices of the cover and body of the machine and through said cover beneath said devices.

, Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a cylindrical tank, and B designates a rumble within said tank and being mounted thereon by means of the journals C, said rumble being preferably of triangular form and having its ody constructed of a peripheral portion of .closely-adjoining slats D and sides formed of if' :heads E, to which said slats are firmly secured, said slats being fitted closely to each other L 'and having their inner surfaces corrugated, l Y Ias at F, the eriphery of the rumble being continuous, un roken, and imperforate or solid, whereby it is enabled to endure the severe strain to which it is subjected by the blows of 4the garments or fabrics in the rumble due to the overturning and dropping of said contents when the machine is in operation, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and the scouring fluid employed will not esca e at said periphery, and so it will act effective y on said garments or fabrics. In the sides or -45 heads E are preforations G, whereby the ini jterior of the tank or vessel A and that of the y rumble B are 1n communication.

" .H designates the lid of the rumble, the

. same being'formed of slats H', fitted closel to each other, and cleats or braces J, to whicli the ends of said slats are bolted or otherwise secured, the inner sides of said slats being corrugated, as at F', and forming with the interior sides of the body of the rumble an un- UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 9, 1904. Serial No. 188,387.

ANDRE E. BoRNoT, oF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

K on the cleatsJ and earsL on the bracesM of the rumble, said earsK L thus being connected in a strong manner with the respective lid and body through the medium of said braces J M. Passing through the ears K L is the rod N, which thus forms the hinge or axis of the lid II and permits the latter to be raised and lowered, and so opened and closed. The ends of the cleatsJ o posite to the rod N are formed with ears P, an the braces M are formed with ears Q, being coincident and receiving the sliding bolts R, which are freely fitted in the ends of a tube or tubular casing R, the latter eX- tending transversely over the lid H and containing the sjring S,which resses outwardly olts to hold t e same, and conagainst said sequently the lid, rmly in closed osition, said bolts being provided with knobs 2, movable in the slots R3 in said tube R for evident purposes.

On the terminals of the cleats J next to the bolts R are lips T, which extend forwardly from the ears P and rest on the adjacent portion of the exterior of the body of the rumble for 'purposes to be hereinafter ex lained.

U designates the lid or cover of t e tank or vessel A, the same being hinged to the latter by means of the ears V on said cover and ears W on the body of said tank and the bolt X, which passes through said ears V and W. The wall of the opening in the tank A occu ied by said cover U is rabbeted or shou dere'd, as at Y, and has the adjacent edge portion of the cover U resting thereupon. Screws Z rise from the wall of the tank A, outside of the same, and are engaged by oblong thumb-nuts A', which in one position have their under sides or bases overlap the edge portion of the lid or cover U, Whereby when said nuts are tightened said lid is pressed firmly against said rabbet or shoulder Y and produces a tight joint at the contiguous parts, it being evident that when the nuts are somewhat unscrewed-say a quarter of a turn-their under sides are removed from the upper portion of the cover U,when the latter may be swung upwardly on its axis X, and thus open the tank or vessel A, permitting access to the interior thereof.

In order to hold and press down the other sides' of the cover U, I employ the Screws B and nuts B2, whose bases are sufliciently wide to overlap the adjacent edge portion of the cover U, 1t being noticed that said portion is l 55 broken continuity. The lid H is hinged to formed with a rabbet or shoulder C', against the body of the rumble by means of the ears which the edge portion of the lid or cover U IOO IIO

employed therefor.

rests, so that whenthe nuts B2 are properly turned the lid will be held firmly against the rabbet or shoulder Y, producing a tight joint and preventing leakage thereat.

The operation is as follows: The lid U is opened, thus permitting access to the interior of the tank A, and the lid I-I is also opened, permitting access to the interior of the rumble. The garments or fabrics to be scoured or cleansed are then placed in said rumble, when the lid H is closed and secured, a proper uantity of benzene or other scouring or c eansing fluid having been placed in the tank A. lThe lid or cover U is also restored to its closed position and tightened, when rotary motion is imparted to the rumble by means of the pulley or crank-arm on either journal thereof or by any other suitable means, it being seen that owing to the perforations G the fluid in the tank enters the rumble, and so acts upon said garments or fabrics, which latter are carried around by the rumble and tumbled, overturned, and agitated while be- 4ing' subjected to a beating action on the corrugated inner face of the rumble, and thus the Work ofscouring or cleansing will be eectively performed, it being noticed that the benzene, which is of a volatile nature, is prevented from escaping through the cover of the tank, owing to the tightening means When the lid or cover H 1s in the position shown in Fig. 3, the lips T, which extend from the ears P on said lid, -rest solidly on the adjacent portion of the body, thus limitin the inward motion of the lid and relieving t e bolts R of strain, while also locating the ears P and Q so that their o enin s register for the proper' entrance of t e bo ts R into the same, it being also noticed that while the lid is adapted to rest on the top portion of the brace M comprising the Wall of the opening of the body when said lid in closing drops on said wall the lips J dro uponand abut against the adjacent slat of t e body, and so take portion of the blow and strain of the lid on its seat. Again, when the lid is to lbe opened a pry may be placed under said lips to start the opening of the i pivotal and free ends of said cover, the members of each pair of ears having registering openings therein, an axial bolt passing through the ears at the pivotal end of said cover, securing-b0lts passing through the ears at the free end of said cover and a tubular casing containing said securin -bolts.

2. In a scouring-mac ine of the character stated, a rumble consisting of a body, a closing-cover for the inlet thereof, braces on said body and cover respectively, ears continuous' of the braces of the body, ears continuous of the braces of the cover and a fastening degice in the adjacent ears of the cover and 3. In a scouring-machine of the character stated, a rumble consisting of a body, a closing-cover for the inlet thereof, braces on said body and cover respectively, ears continuous of the braces of the body, ears continuous of the braces of the cover, said ears having registering openings, fastening devices for the cover in said openings, and lips extending forwardly from the cover and continuous of the ears thereof and adapted to overhang the adjacent portion of the body and rest thereupon.

ANDRE F. BORNOT. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM,

S. R. CARR.

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